Film Noir

When I first saw the documentary on Film Noir I was immediately skeptical. I thought it would be typically cheep cloak-and-dagger type movies that only manage to bore or become the butt of the day’s jokes. But, it’s not a surprise that I expect too little out of most things and am reduced to feeling foolish that I underestimated something I wound up enjoying. I would have to say I liked Film Noir most out off all the film sections we have seen recently. I love the effect of the black and white; it gives a depth that color would spoil. Like in Chinatown, I thought the color aspect of the film makes it harder to fallow, which is, for Film Noir, not making much a difference since Film Noir is pretty bizarre in and of its self. Out of all the Film Noir movies shown in class, I liked Chinatown (Roman Polanski 1974) the most and Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich 1955) the least. I preferred Chinatown mainly because of the interesting plot and weird twists, such as the incestuous relationship between Evelyn and her father, which is sickening but attention-grabbing. I disliked Kiss Me Deadly mainly because of the unpopular characters and the ridiculous turn of events. But I mostly enjoyed Film Noir section of Art Of Film.